Saturday, October 15, 2016

This is
one of many questions concerning the Taylor School District School
Improvement Bond, which will appear on the November ballot. The proposal is
for 0.96 mills annually for five years, beginning this school year.

What are
the specifics of the bond?

The
proposal on the November 8 ballot targeted 0.96 mills for very specific
reasons. The
district, working in conjunction with Mayor Rick Sollars and the City of
Taylor, took the opportunity to ask voters to consider a school improvement
bond with a rate of 0.96 mills.

This
rate was chosen specifically to match an expired city of Taylor millage levy to
ensure that this school improvement bond, if approved, would have a net zero
impact on residents' tax bills.

The
former 20-year bond levy, which expired in August 2015, targeted purchase and
renovation of large sites in the southwest corner of the community.

Funds
from this school bond, if approved, would generate approximately $1.19 million
per year for the next five years.

These
funds are specifically targeted to support the purchase of new school
buses, repair and upgrade school buildings, and purchase instructional
technology.

This is one of many questions concerning the Taylor School District School Improvement Bond, which will appear on the November ballot. The proposal is for 0.96 mills annually for five years, beginning this school year.Why is the Taylor School District looking to pass a school improvement bond?For three reasons:

A recent study concluded that district across Wayne County have been significantly underfunded by the state in recent years

The
Board of Education recently honored Eureka Heights Elementary School teachers
Missy Misko, Marie Sizemore, and Cheryl Cunningham, and building secretary
Ashley Ross, for their outstanding commitment to ensuring all students safely
got home at the end of the day. Principal Stacie Hall nominated them for going
above and beyond their duties to ensure a student in distress found her way
home safely after a difficult day.

Thursday, October 13, 2016

On
September 26, Mrs. Vanderworp's third-grade class at McDowell Elementary School
went on a field trip to the wonderful Taylor Community Library.

It
it so close to school that the group got to walk there. Ms. Julie, the
children's librarian, read a funny book, “Once upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude,” by
Kevin O'Malley. the visit also included a puppet show, reading books,
decorating book marks, puzzles and a scavenger hunt.

According
to student reporters Antwan Brewer, Marquez McAdoo, Mia Jasso and Rylee
Stephenson, the library, a free quiet place to read, is an awesome field trip!

Ms.
Hutchison's first and second grade readers at McDowell Elementary School have learned a tombful about
them! Using non-fiction books and Dynamath news, students researched interesting
mummy facts. Students then created webs containing facts that they found
almost unbelievable!

Can
you believe the brain and organs are removed from the body then the body is
left in the desert to dry out before it is wrapped?

Strange
huh?

To
culminate their mummy studies, students turned each other and Ms. Hutchison
into living mummies!

Thank you to all the parents and students
who attended the Open House and Parent Event at TVLA on October 5. The program is only as successful as its
students and its students showed up with enthusiasm last week.

The
TVLA is proud to announce that 185 students attended the open house and 132
parents joined in for the parent event.

It
also had 11 community partners there to help up kick off the 2016-17 school
year with community awareness, outreach programs and continuing education
opportunities available for the students and parents.

Thanks
for the involvement of so many local area services: Michigan Works Youth
Program, DHHS Foster Care Education, Wayne Metro, Taylor Teen Health Center,
Memory Keepers Photography and U.S. Army.

Also,
in partnership with Beaumont Hospital Teen Health Center, the TVLA was able to
successfully fill a very beneficial healthy "Cooking Matters" class
for parents of TVLA students.

Wayne
State University, Baker College, Henry Ford College and Wayne County Community
College District were also on hand to answer questions, helps students with
enrollment opportunities, give advice and assistance with applications.

This
year's open house was extremely successful because of the extra effort from the
new Student Council.They were
able to raise money for TVLA student events with baked goods and their TVLA
swag sale.

The
Student Council also planned community outreach opportunities, including a Food
Drive and Clothing Drive for Taylor Community Families. Additional money was
also raised for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Adventure
Learning Students at West Middle School worked on using their Life Skills
during the Human Knot activity on Monday, October 10. Students showed
great perseverance, cooperation and patience as they tried to untangle their
group from the "knot.”